Subject: Reference - Oceanography
Period: 1856 (published)
Publication: Harper & Brothers (Publ)
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6 x 9.5 inches
15.2 x 24.1 cm
One of the first scientific books on oceanography. Subject matter includes the Gulf Stream, land & sea breezes, the atmosphere, currents of the sea, Arctic Ocean, salts of the sea, equatorial cloud-ring, geological agency of the winds, depths of the ocean, basin of the Atlantic, the winds, climates, drift, storms, routes, trade-winds and more. 6th edition, 348 pp, +xiv, plates, multi-folding charts, plans, maps and diagrams at rear. 8vo, hardbound.
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Condition: B
Library stamp on title page and randomly throughout book. None of maps are stamped. Foxing in text. Covers slightly soiled and spine is worn.